Sakura Motion Picture

This distinctive animation explores how the evolution of humans to walk upright and engage in conversation has led to challenges with swallowing, particularly when taking medicine. The film delves into the connection between human evolutionary changes and the difficulties encountered during the act of swallowing.

After finishing the transcription of Buddhist scriptures, a young noblewoman called Iratsume enters a trance and ends up at a secluded temple that forbids women. At that location, she rouses the ghost of Prince Otsu, who was executed long ago. The prince's spirit remains unsettled because he confuses Iratsume with an ancestor who witnessed his death. The final image he saw before his execution was that ancestor's face, and her soul has continued to haunt him, preventing him from finding rest.